Oliver Haslam on October 3, 2024, 4:59 pm

Someone Added Facial Recognition To The Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

The Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses have been around for a little while now and they’re generally accepted to be a cool way to wear cameras that can capture what’s going on around you.

But now, thanks to two students from Harvard University, those cameras can do a whole lot more.

According to a 404 Media report, the modified glasses can be used to scan someone’s face and then use facial recognition to retrieve information like their phone number, name, and other data.

The feature could be useful for people who struggle to remember such information, for example, although others will no doubt point to the potential privacy issues at hand.

The project, called I-XRAY, uses a pair of commercially available Meta glasses.

The demo video posted to X on Tuesday shows the pair using the tech against various people. In one of the first examples, Ardayfio walks towards the wearer. “To use it, you just put the glasses on, and then as you walk by people, the glasses will detect when somebody’s face is in frame,” the video says. “After a few seconds, their personal information pops up on your phone.”

The work is undeniably impressive and shows what smart glasses could potentially be capable of in the future.

Apple is rumored to be working on such a product for launch further down the line, but for now, it’s expected to focus on the Apple Vision Pro.